The boards have the same features except from the increased number of phases and the extra USB 3 header on the MAX version.

The MAX version also has different circuit layout (not quite important) and extra audio filtering on the sound front header (see those 2 capacitors next to the header?). If you use the front header for audio output (headphones and such) then it's a plus.

The boards have the same features except from the increased number of phases and the extra USB 3 header on the MAX version.

The MAX version also has different circuit layout (not quite important) and extra audio filtering on the sound front header (see those 2 capacitors next to the header?). If you use the front header for audio output (headphones and such) then it's a plus.

Thanks, for the sake of £20 people may as well opt for the MAX version, unless money is tight.

From the looks of the BIOS, it seems this time MSI have implemented voltage offset, as well as the usual Vdroop offset, good to see.